APPT Manila Championship (165,000 PHP)

David Wang of Australia starts the action with a raise from UTG to 16,000 and gets Filipino Charles Ed Pansoy in the SB and Jacky Ho of China to join in.

The flop is 3♠ 2♠ 2♥ as the blinds check. Wang CBets to 15,000 and gets check-raised by the Filipino to 30,000. Ho folds. The turn is the T♥ . This time, Pansoy checks as Wang checks behind. The river is the 3♦ as Pansoy bets 50,000. Wang folds.

The action is getting more tense at the PokerStars poker room at Okada Manila with the action of Day 2 at the APPT Manila Championship about to reach the bubble. 16 one-hour levels have been played so far and 75 players of 416 entries are still competing for a chance to take a chunk from the PHP 59,922,720 (~US$ 1,027,000) prize pool. 63 players will be guaranteed a payout, and there is still a lot of poker to go.

Australian John Edward Perry currently stands out as the chip leader from the 75 players that remain with 963,000 chips. Korean Kim Kiyoung has been consistent and ranks second with 700,000. Irishman Patrick Clarke holds the third spot with 630,000 so far.

APPT Manila Championship (Day 2, October 25)

Date/s: October 23 to 27, 2024

Buy in: PHP 165,000 (~US$ 2,850)

Prize Pool: PHP 59,922,720 (~US$ 1,027,000)

Entries: 416

Starting Stack: 50,000

Average Stack: 277,300

Blinds: 2,000/5,000 Ante 5,000

Remaining players: 75

ITM: 63